This is a list of episodes for the You're Under Arrest anime.
This is a list of episodes for the You're Under Arrest anime.
| FILE# | Title | Release Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "And So They Met" Transcription: "Soshite Futari wa Deatta" (Japanese: そしてふたりは出会った) | September 24, 1994 [1] | |
| 19-year-old Natsumi Tsujimoto is late for her first day working at Bokuto Police Precinct located at Sumida. She ends up being pursued by Miyuki Kobayakawa, an 18-year-old female police officer who ultimately welcomes her to the precinct, after getting into several traffic altercations. A man in a red Mini, named Oshō, is seen passing by the station, urging Natsumi and Miyuki to chase the car. They are contacted by him via two-way radio, informing them that he has installed fireworks that will go off in an unknown location in two hours. They figure out that the fireworks would be located under an airplane exhibited in a local park, only to find out that a boxed lunch was packaged there. | |||
| 2 | "Tokyo Typhoon Rally" Transcription: "Tōkyō Taifūn Rarī" (Japanese: 東京タイフーン・ラリー) | January 21, 1995 [2] | |
| A typhoon has been forecast for Tokyo, issuing a severe weather advisory throughout the city. Natsumi and Miyuki retrieved a stray cat, later discovering that it is pregnant. Ken Nakajima asks Miyuki to fix his motorcycle. Natsumi and Miyuki drive through the downpour to save a man in a refrigerator truck that got into an accident, caused by an unknown man driving a yellow sports car. A blackout has occurred across the city, making it challenging to find a veterinarian to help deliver the babies of the pregnant stray cat. To make matters worse, the sports car driver appears to be tailing the two. Ken shows up to distract the driver, while the two try to make their way to a veterinary. | |||
| 3 | "Love's Highway Stars" Transcription: "Koi no Haiwei Sutā" (Japanese: 恋のハイウェイ・スター) | May 25, 1995 [3] | |
| Natsumi, along with Yoriko Nikaido, tries to orchestrate an omiai between Miyuki and Ken, only to end in failure. Miyuki is planning to attend a class reunion in Katsuura for the weekend, while Natsumi convinces Ken to search for Miyuki. At the reunion, the female alumni discuss with Miyuki about her prospective love interest. When Miyuki returns to the police station, she spots Natsumi and Ken back together, mistaking them in an omiai. Gossips and rumors spread concerning the love triangle among Miyuki, Natsumi, and Ken. Kachou, the chief of the police department, orders Miyuki and Ken to go out on a date, while Natsumi and Yoriko survey the two. | |||
| 4 | "On the road, AGAIN" | November 25, 1995 [4] | |
| Natsumi is invited by top officials from the headquarters of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department to be recruited as the first female bike trooper. She struggles in hesitation trying to inform Miyuki of the news. It is later discovered that Miyuki already knew about the transfer, giving her an alarm clock as a departing gift. Miyuki becomes depressed, affecting her concentration in traffic control. Natsumi decides to visit Miyuki, hinting that she wants to come back to the precinct. Natsumi is to ride in an escorted marathon. A truck is lit on fire, catching hold in its surroundings. The precinct manages to safely direct the oncoming traffic away from the flames. However, a semi-trailer truck is seen going downhill toward the area with no driver present. Natsumi rushes over to help Miyuki and Ken to halt the truck just in the nick of time. Natsumi opts to resign from the headquarters and return to the precinct, continuing her partnership with Miyuki. | |||
| FILE# | Title | Original airdate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | "The Beauty, Her Name is Aoi" Transcription: "Utsukushi Kimono, Nanji no Na wa Aoi" (Japanese: 美しきもの、汝の名は葵) | November 2, 1996 | |
| The Bokuto Police Precinct welcomes Aoi Futaba to the police department. It is noticed that Aoi's gender identity is that of a transgender woman, acting more feminine than masculine. Natsumi, Miyuki, and Ken are eager to help Aoi become more virile. However, they realize that the development of her feminine characteristics was necessary for her prior job to catch sexual predators. Aoi's high school friend comes to the station looking for her, explaining that a boy is being bullied by some street punks for the sneakers he is currently wearing. Aoi, using an alias to hide her actual self, takes her friend to the scene of the crime, to retrieve the sneakers, ultimately revealing her true identity to her high school friend. | |||
| 6 | "Frightening Judge from Hell - Superintendent Arizuka" Transcription: "Kyōfu no Enma Daiō - Arizuka Keishisei" (Japanese: 恐怖の閻魔大王・蟻塚警視正) | November 9, 1996 | |
| The precinct is preparing for an inspection conducted by Takao Arizuka, the superintendent of the headquarters. Coincidentally, Natsumi is suffering from a hangover, worsening the situation. Miyuki, Ken, Yoriko, and Aoi do their best to clean up the station, while concealing all the toys and trinkets at the same time. When Arizuka arrives, he immediately finds all the collectible items that were supposedly stored away. Miyuki later gives him a tour of the station, much to his disappointment. It has been reported that an adolescent girl in a drunken stupor has climbed to the top of a bridge to attempt to commit suicide in front of her boyfriend. Ken is sent to confront the girl, convincing her not to kill herself. Aoi arrives on a firetruck ladder with rope to retrieve the girl. All goes wrong when the girl falls off the bridge. Nevertheless, Natsumi and Miyuki are able to save her. | |||
| 7 | "The Messenger of Justice? The Mysterious Strike Man!" Transcription: "Seigi no Shisha? Kaiketsu Sutoraiku Otoko!" (Japanese: 正義の使者？怪傑ストライク男！) | November 16, 1996 | |
| A vigilante, deeming himself Strike Man, is seen running amok, seemingly practicing criminal justice on innocent citizens. Natsumi and Miyuki later become irritated by his consistency. The officers suspect that Ken is Strike Man, much to his chagrin. Fortunately, Miyuki proves him to be innocent. Strike Man stops a motorcyclist, due to avoiding railroad crossing regulations. Ken tries to catch up with him, only to let him get away. Later at night, a plan is devised to have Ken disguised as Strike Man, which, in turn, lures in the real Strike Man. This leads to a duel, where Strike Man is the pitcher and Natsumi is the batter. Though he has admitted defeat, he continues being a unlawful crime fighter thereafter. | |||
| 8 | "Lucky Yoriko's Great Match" Transcription: "Rakkī Yoriko no Dai Shōbu!" (Japanese: ラッキー頼子の大勝負！) | November 23, 1996 | |
| Yoriko is challenged by Chie Sagamiono, her former classmate at the police academy, to a duel. Chie explains that Yoriko was the only one to graduate with a higher grade point average than her, much to everyone's surprise. Thus, she schedules the duel the following week. After a week of training of strength and stamina, the duel is going underway. The condition of the race is to issue as much traffic tickets as possible before sundown. Natsumi and Miyuki monitor Yoriko via webcam, noticing that she is more concerned with pedestrian crossing assistances than traffic violations. At sundown, Chie boasts about to achievement in front of Yoriko. However, it is revealed that Yoriko receives a special service commendation award for her selfless acts. | |||
| 9 | "Devious Love Triangle?" Transcription: "Koi no Meisō Toraianguru?" (Japanese: 恋の迷走トライアングル？) | November 30, 1996 | |
| Ken is seen talking to a girl at a local head shop, suspecting a love affair between the two. It is overheard that he wants to meet the girl's father promptly, though mistaking that he wants permission from her father for her hand in marriage. Miyuki becomes overwhelmed by the possible thoughts. Natsumi and Miyuki later goes to mall to shop for clothes, eat food, and play at a video arcade to try to take their minds off of Ken. Miyuki reminisces about helping Ken renovating his motorcycle, putting her in slight depression. Natsumi and Miyuki later spots Ken and the girl riding on a motorcycle, forcing the two to chase after them. However, Yoriko and Aoi summon the two to help issue tickets on vehicles violating parking regulations. Ken soon shows up to bring Miyuki a tachometer as a birthday present, knowing that Miyuki was looking for one. He explains that the girl's father sells vintage car parts, making this convenient for Ken. She thanks him by making him bento for lunch the next day. | |||
| 10 | "The Totally Invincible 50 C.C. Old Lady!" Transcription: "Kanzen Muteki no Gentsuki Oba" (Japanese: 完全無敵の原付おばさん) | December 7, 1996 | |
| An elderly woman, known as the 50 C.C. Old Lady, contravenes every traffic law in order to go after discounts and sale events in various department stores. Concurrently, the precinct is under siege as a rash of motor scooter thefts keeps the traffic division busy. Ken attempts to confidently pursue the 50 C.C. Old Lady, only to end in failure. She later comes to the precinct in tears, expounding that her supposed scooter was hijacking, which, consequentially, urges Natsumi and Miyuki to search for it. They go to numerous stores, but the 50 C.C. Old Lady becomes distracted by all the abated items. They eventually find two men riding in a van responsible for the thefts, witnessing the scooter of the 50 C.C. Old Lady being stolen. She manages to infiltrate the van and get back her scooter, continuing her habitual shopping sprees and traffic transgressions as usual. | |||
| 11 | "Santa Claus Panic!" Transcription: "Santa Kurōsu Panikku!" (Japanese: サンタクロース・パニック！) | December 14, 1996 | |
| The officers of the precinct are preparing for Christmas, an occasion of cheer and celebration. Miyuki is seen knitting a sweater for Ken, while, on the other hand, Ken is seen making reservations at a local restaurant for Miyuki. A thievery occurs at a house of a child, named Maho, by a man dressed as Santa Claus, stealing all the jewelry and money her parents had. When Natsumi and Miyuki go out to find this burglar, they find Strike Man impersonating Santa Claus, much to their dismay. They later encounter the burglar, but they eventually lose sight of him, as he blends in with a crowd of men costumed as Santa Claus. Strike Man finds the burglar littering, punishing him for his actions. As Strike Man leaves, the burglar tries to escape. Reluctantly, Natsumi and Miyuki manage to catch him. Ken, dressed as Santa Claus, gives Maho a teddy bear as a present. Ken unfortunately misses his restaurant reservations, but Miyuki fortunately bestows the knitted sweater to him. | |||
| 12 | "I Want to be a Policewoman" Transcription: "Fujin Keikan ni Naritāi" (Japanese: 婦人警官になりたーい) | December 21, 1996 | |
| Saori Saga, a fickle teenager, is nearly run over by Osyo, after trying to pick up her cellular phone she dropped on the middle of the road. She is taken back to Osyo's shrine, where she is aspired to become a priestess. Natsumi and Miyuki arrive and take her to the train station, however runs into trouble with two drunken men and accidentally slips off the platform. Natsumi manages to pull her away from an oncoming train, while Miyuki manages to stop the men. She then wishes to become a police officer instead. Natsumi and Miyuki want Saori to realize that the reality of a police officer is not what it seems. Saori later meets two confidence artists, imposing as a movie director and a camera operator, being brought to an apartment room. She discreetly contacts Osyo via cellular phone, while he informs Natsumi and Miyuki on the location of the apartment. Though the perverted impostors find out about her discreetness, Natsumi and Miyuki successfully break in the room, allowing them to catch the sexual predators. Saori pledges to become a police officer thereafter. | |||
| 13 | "Policewoman, Huge Trouble at the Onsen!" Transcription: "Fukei, Yukemuri Dai Sōdō!" (Japanese: 婦警、湯けむり大騒動！) | December 28, 1996 | |
| The officers take a trip to a ostensibly rundown hot springs resort for the winter break. Two snowboarders, coming down a slope, start harassing Yoriko and Aoi, until they are interrupted by Natsumi and Miyuki. Ken soon arrives to call the four for dinner back at the lodge. Later in the evening, Natsumi, Miyuki, and Yoriko take a bathe in the hot springs. The snowboarders become voyeuristic, attempting to catch a glimpse of the three, but they got caught. They venture again when they sneak into Aoi's room, only to be found out by Natsumi and Miyuki. Ken comes in informing all of them that the vacation money has been stolen. Using a tractor, Natsumi, Miyuki and the two snowboarders follow fresh tracks of a snowmobile leading from the lodge. The four, using teamwork, are able to spot and catch the culprit, thereby returning the money safe and sound. | |||
| 14 | "Manjus are Scary! Natsumi's Edo Era Mission" Transcription: "Manjū Kowai! Natsumi no Dai Edo Daisakusen" (Japanese: 饅頭こわい！夏実の大江戸大作戦) | January 4, 1997 | |
| After seeing a set of manjū in the refrigerator, Natsumi snags them. However, after an officer finds her in the kitchen, she incidentally slips and hits her head. She awakens in the Edo period, a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family. Ken tells her that a murder has occurred near the riverbank, later revealing that Aoi is the witness of this event. Natsumi and Ken pass by Miyuki, who is scheduled to give a physical checkup on Osyo, depicted as Aoi's father, while Aoi recounts how she encountered the assassin and the victim. While going to Miyuki's house to pay off his debt, Osyo becomes the next victim of the assassin. While Yoriko and Kachou accuse Miyuki being the serial killer, they are attacked by the real cutthroat. The evidence of a maple leaf, a hot spring, a red-and-white cloth, and manjū leads Miyuki and Ken to later realize that Natsumi is the suspect. Being diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder and unaware of her alter ego, she awakens from the haunted nightmare, only to be scolded by the others for stealing all the manjū. | |||
| 15 | "Game! Chie Sagamiono's Rematch" Transcription: "Shōbu! Sagamiōno Chie Futatabi" (Japanese: 勝負！相模大野千恵ふたたび) | January 11, 1997 | |
| Chie, being her kvetching self, challenges Yoriko yet again, proposing a paintball match. Yoriko asks Natsumi, Miyuki, and Aoi to be on her team. Meanwhile, two addle thieves are seen driving away with stolen money, losing their sense of direction in the process. At the Sagamiono estate, Yoriko and her seemingly amateur team are met with Chie and her perceptually elite team. Ironically, the two thieves unknowingly arrive at the estate as well, mistaking the paintball pistols as real handguns. When Yoriko faces Chie, the two thieves try to convince the two to cease fire. However, Yoriko accidentally shoots both of them, putting them both in a comatose state. Though Yoriko is eventually defeated, she luckily receives another commendation for catching the two thieves. | |||
| 16 | "Mystery! Nakajima's Double" Transcription: "Nazo!? Futari no Nakajima" (Japanese: 謎！？ふたりの中嶋) | January 18, 1997 | |
| Natsumi and Miyuki encounter a motorcyclist wearing sunglasses resembling that of Ken. Gossips and rumors spread about Ken quitting the police department to become a professional racer. They cross paths with the motorcyclist a second time in a line of traffic. Ken is able to catch up to him, identifying him as Daimaru Nakajima, his father. Daimaru mistakes Natsumi for being Ken's girlfriend, much to Miyuki's shame. Later on, Natsumi tries to convince Miyuki to admit for feelings for Ken in front of Daimaru, only to turn out unsuccessful. Natsumi then tries to persuade her to show Daimaru her driving skills in her car. Coincidentally, another biker shows up to race against Daimaru. Daimaru is very impressed to see Miyuki tailing him, however he loses concentration, resulting in injury. While Miyuki treats his wound, he ultimately decides to accept her relationship with Ken. | |||
| 17 | "The 20-year-old Girl is His Mother" Transcription: "Nijū-sai no Ano Musume wa Okā-san" (Japanese: ２０才のあの娘はお母さん) | January 25, 1997 | |
| Natsumi and Miyuki are welcomed by Sena Wakabayashi, a woman from who is twenty years old, who explains that she will soon be Ken's stepmother. After Sena drops Ken to the precinct, gossips and rumors spread concerning his relationship with her. Sena later comes back to deliver lunch to Ken, causing further embarrassment. Natsumi and Miyuki offers Sena to spend the night at their house. Sena recalls falling in love with Daimaru when she first encountered him on a mountain pass. Miyuki suggests Sena to take Ken on a shopping spree. Ken is disturbed by having Sena as his mother, only thinking of her as a little sister. Miyuki and Ken stay behind to tend to Sena, who has been run over by two guys who have stolen her car, while Natsumi and Daimaru barricade the two guys. | |||
| 18 | "The Search and Kill Mission! The Strike Girls Party" Transcription: "Yūgeki! Sutoraiku Shōjo Tai" (Japanese: 遊撃！ストライク少女隊) | February 1, 1997 | |
| Strike Man recruits three defenseless girls (one of which was Yasuyo Yamada, the class president) in his Strike Youth Brigade. These girls, masked and disguised, attack three troublesome boys (a boy trying to find a home for the kittens, Kazuhiro Shitou and Kensuke Watanabe) from their elementary school for their sense of justice. Natsumi and Miyuki suspect Strike Man is behind these attacks. Natsumi and Miyuki find another boy named Yukiharu Akimoto from the same school, who obliges them in searching for the girls. After the girls are found out, they unmask themselves, explaining of their sense of justice. Yukiharu runs into a demolished building to escape the fury of the girls. He appears on the roof, but the building starts to collapse, sending him dangling from a ladder. Natsumi, Miyuki, and one of the girls travel inside the building to retrieve Yukiharu. The building continues to crumble as the girl attempts to save Yukiharu. Miyuki is able to catch him, while Natsumi is able to catch the girl. Strike Man's appearance causes more trouble, but the four make it out of the building safely. | |||
| 19 | "Fragments of a Dream, A Legendary Tuner" Transcription: "Yume no Kakera, Densetsu no Chūnā" (Japanese: 夢のかけら、伝説のチューナー) | February 8, 1997 | |
| Natsumi's motorcycle breaks down, forcing her to search for a motorcycle repair shop in the city. She meets an elderly mechanic, who leaves her with tools to fix the motorcycle on her own. The mechanic guides Natsumi in fixing the clutch cable connection, as well as checking the brake hydraulic fluid level, lubricating the chain drive, and changing the engine oil. Natsumi later introduces the mechanic to Miyuki, who is familiar with the mechanic's history. Daimaru, who is an acquaintance of the mechanic, shows up, recalling of their traumatizing accident with their motorcycle during a race ten years ago. After revealing that the same motorcycle was hidden in the mechanic's garage, Natsumi decides to take it for a test-drive, while the mechanic witnesses her breaking his recorded time. | |||
| 20 | "Fight! Traffic Squadron OBI Three" Transcription: "Tatakae! Kōtsū Sentai ŌBI Surī" (Japanese: 戦え！交通戦隊オービスリー) | February 15, 1997 | |
| Yoriko directs a play educating the preschoolers about traffic safety. However, the theme depicts that of an intergalactic setting. Ken depicted as a monster, Miyuki as a schoolgirl, and Natsumi, Yoriko, and Aoi as space cadets. Meanwhile, an occult sees a flyer for the play and decides to attend it. Seeing how it does not interest the preschoolers, the leader of the occult alter the space cadet costumes with remote-controlled smoke bombs in order to excite the play. The occult display a smokescreen effect on the stage, surprising the space cadets. They force Ken to attack the three, setting off the smoke bombs. Miyuki is soon able to send a signal countering the frequency of the smoke bombs. Natsumi uses Yoriko and Aoi to defeat Ken and the occult. The occult then uses smokescreen to make a dramatic exit, convincing the preschoolers to obey traffic laws. | |||
| 21 | "A Bank Robbery Evaluation Manual" Transcription: "Ginkō Gōtō Taisaku Manyuaru" (Japanese: 銀行強盗対策マニュアル) | February 22, 1997 | |
| Miyuki and Natsumi are seen attempting to rob a local bank in order to undergo special training. Though it is later found out that it was a drill for a department issued by Arizuka. Natsumi and Miyuki are able to hack into the surveillance video feed, as well as to jam the cellular phone frequencies. The two then proceed by opening the bank vault, safe-cracking the combination lock. They are chased by the inspected department in the sewerage system underground, however they are able to escape with their police car. The precinct celebrates as Natsumi and Miyuki have passed their special training. | |||
| 22 | "Yoriko Nikaidou's Day Off" Transcription: "Nikaidō Yoriko no Kyūjitsu" (Japanese: 二階堂頼子の休日) | March 1, 1997 | |
| Kachou informs the precinct that a prince fled from a coup d'état of his kingdom in the Middle East, ending up living in exile in Tokyo. Ironically, this is also Yoriko's day off from work. Yoriko first encounters the prince, whom she does not recognize as, not accustomed to city life in various situations. While the two relax at a park, the prince describe her as being altruistic, to which she responds by telling him about her job as a police officer. The prince wants Yoriko to take him to shrine to pray concerning the coup d'état, to which she is unaware of. After the prince explains his exile in Tokyo, Yoriko encourage him to return to his kingdom, later realizing that he is in fact a prince. Kachou orders Yoriko to oblige in seeing the prince again before he departs. | |||
| 23 | "The Flower that Blooms on a Virgin Road" Transcription: "Vājin Rōdo ni Hana ga Saku" (Japanese: ヴァージンロードに花が咲く) | March 8, 1997 | |
| The precinct is preparing for Daimaru and Sena's wedding. At the Nakajima motorcycle repair shop, everyone is making decorations and festivities for the wedding. The question concerning Miyuki and Ken's relationship arises, creating tension between the two. As everyone arrives at the destination of the forthcoming wedding, Daimaru's motorcycle gang and Sena's race car crew soon show up. The motorcycle priest will hold a tradition race of the motorcyclists, however Miyuki convinces the race to be snail-paced. After many disqualifications from numerous racers, Ken reluctantly is deemed the winner. The wedding ceremony is performed and the honeymoon is underway. | |||
| 24 | "Aoi-chan has a White Rose" Transcription: "Aoi-chan wa Shiroi Bara" (Japanese: 葵ちゃんは白い薔薇) | March 15, 1997 | |
| A famous actor comes by the precinct to be honored to act as chief for the day. Aoi is asked to be the actor's assistant and personal bodyguard. At the autograph booth, the actor is met by an elongated line of females fans to sign flyers for his upcoming movie. As Aoi later retrieves more flyers from the storage room, two envious fans attack her. However, the actor stops them just in time. During the parade, the actor fails to muster enough courage to ask her a personal question. On the roof of the station, Aoi and the actor reminisces about their previous encounter in a garden of red and white roses. The actor then asks for her hand in marriage. Nevertheless, Aoi struggles to give an answer. Aoi later shows up at the actor's banquet, surprisingly wearing a tuxedo instead of a dress. In the garden by the fountain, Aoi shockingly reveals her true trans identity. In an interview the next day, the actor talks about his time at the precinct, discreetly recognizing his respects for Aoi. | |||
| 25 | "Run Strike Man Run" Transcription: "Sutoraiku Otoko Hashiru Hashiru" (Japanese: ストライク男走る走る) | March 22, 1997 | |
| Strike Man runs into a woman who is chased by a man. He is able to defeat the man, but becomes suspicious of the woman. The woman says that her father borrowed money from a loan office nearby. It is later revealed that the couple are duping him to rob the loan office. Upon entering the office, Yoriko, impersonating a desk clerk, gives Strike Man three suitcases seemingly full of cash, however it is shown that transmitters have been implanted in all of them. Miyuki and Natsumi, along with Yoriko and Aoi, follow the couple to their hideout, with Strikeman chasing after them. Strike Man clumsily breaks into the couple's hideout, discovering he was used in their scheme. The couple is then arrested for aiding and abetting in robbery. | |||
| 26 | "A Dangerous Knife in a Red Dress" Transcription: "Akai Doresu ni Kiken na Naifu" (Japanese: 赤いドレスに危険なナイフ) | April 5, 1997 | |
| Inspector Tokuno explains that a maniacal criminal is seen at aristocratic parties, slashing red dresses worn by women with his knife. In order to go undercover Ken and Aoi, who is to wear the red dress, must pose as a couple at a party held on a yacht. Natsumi and Kachou come to the party a couple as well, while Miyuki and Yoriko are disguised as waitresses. Ken and Aoi dance to blend in with the crowd. A man appearing to be he criminal soon manages to find Aoi, attempting to molest her. As Natsumi and Miyuki come looking for her, Aoi copes to shake him off. After the said criminal has been caught, Miyuki and Aoi exchange outfit, giving Ken the chance to be with Miyuki. When the actual criminal shows up, Natsumi, tries to attack him, only to be sprayed by sleeping gas. Ken, who has also been sprayed, intervenes and restricts the criminal from harming Miyuki. When the criminal almost stabs Ken, Tokuno arrives and defeats the criminal. | |||
| 27 | "The ABC Driving Lesson" Transcription: "Kyōshūjo Ressun Ei Bī Shī" (Japanese: 教習所レッスンABC) | April 12, 1997 | |
| Natsumi is to take driver's education to obtain her driver's license. However, it is recognized that her colleagues are gambling to see whether or not Natsumi will pass the driving test. As a crowd of people witness her test, Miyuki and Yoriko, even Kachou, come to check up on her. It is seen that the father and son, the manager and teacher of the school respectively, plan to prevent Natsumi from getting her driver's license, after seeing her reckless driving firsthand. To the shock of the precinct, Natsumi has attained her learner's permit. The father customizes the car with resistance, making it more difficult for Natsumi to drive. When a truck driver violates traffic regulations, Natsumi is able to withstand the restriction of the car, allowing her to drive reckless. The father, realizing that she is a police officer, is impressed by her driving skills. The truck driver is eventually arrested, with the assistance of Miyuki and Yoriko. Natsumi receives her driver's license, much to everyone's surprise. | |||
| 28 | "Chase Down Imposter No. 704" Transcription: "Kaitō Nanahyakuyon-gō wo Oi Tsumero" (Japanese: 怪盗７０４号を追いつめろ) | April 19, 1997 | |
| The precinct is assigned to visit some of the senior citizens in the community, in order to be on a lookout for a thief who robs the elderly. Yoriko and Aoi meets an old man, while Ken is greeted by an old woman. Natsumi is dropped off by Miyuki at another elderly woman's house, unaware that the thief has already infiltrated the house. The thief disguises himself, voice and appearance, as the elderly woman. He desperately tried to get rid of her, making up fibs and excuses. Miyuki later comes, causing more tension for the thief. To make matters worse, Ken delivers a chest of drawers to the house, since his assigned woman wanted to return it. After the actual elderly woman returns to her home, Miyuki and Natsumi catch the thief. | |||
| 29 | "The Appearance of a Rival - The Race at Dawn" Transcription: "Raibaru Shutsugen - Akatsuki no Rēsu" (Japanese: ライバル出現・暁のレース) | April 26, 1997 | |
| Sena begins scheming on how to get Miyuki and Ken together. Sena's cousin, Yuichi, come to visit at her motorcycle repair shop. Yuichi happens to be a famous motorcycle racer. Miyuki becomes flustered when Sena compares Yuichi to Ken. Yuichi gives Miyuki a paddock pass for his upcoming race. After a victorious race, Yuichi shows Miyuki his motorcycle in the paddock, which raises envy for Ken. Yuichi later challenges Ken to a race with Miyuki as collateral. It is revealed that Sena devised a scheme to get Ken to admit his feelings to Miyuki. As the race with Ken versus Yuichi commences, Miyuki hangs in the balance. After a neck and neck race, Yuichi admits defeat and wishes Ken good luck with Miyuki. | |||
| 30 | "Dear Riko-chan Forever" Transcription: "Itoshi no Riko-chan yo Eien ni" (Japanese: いとしのリコちゃんよ永遠に) | May 3, 1997 | |
| Natsumi and Miyuki travel to a shopping mall in order to go shopping for apparel. Gossips and rumors began to flourish within the mall, concerned of a possible bomb threat. The customers and employees are advised to evacuate the mall, however Natsumi and Miyuki are uninformed. Tokuno briefs them about the bomb threat. The bomber contacts the mall, creating a game of riddles. Natsumi and Miyuki fray to find the first clue, known as Rico. Everyone eventually figures out that Rico is a former doll that appears on the clock tower. They find the bomb attached to Rico, supposedly able to diffuse it. After another call from the bomber, hinting of a massive bomb, Natsumi, Miyuki, and even Tokuno manage to find his whereabouts and catch him. After interrogating him, they soon realize that the new bomb is planted in the middle of the clock tower dolls. Natsumi and Miyuki race to the roof, where they are to pry open the clock face from the outside in order to get to the bomb. When the hour is struck, Natsumi strains to prevent the other dolls from setting off the bomb, while Miyuki attempt to successfully diffuse it. | |||
| 31 | "A Duel at Minus 40 Degrees" Transcription: "Mainasu Yonjū Do no Kettō" (Japanese: マイナス４０度の決闘) | May 10, 1997 | |
| News broadcasting reports that a biopharmaceutical laboratory has been robbed. Saori, still determined to be a police officer, tells a group of preschoolers to return lost and found items within a shopping mall, diverting it into a game. Upon finding a briefcase in a telephone booth, she gives it to Natsumi and Miyuki for safe keeping. Unfortunately, she is caught by a crook, who is looking for the briefcase, in a nearby park. When Saori disappears, the preschoolers take notice of her handbag she supposedly left behind, as they decide to take that to Natsumi and Miyuki. Saori calls the precinct, to meet her at a warehouse. As the preschoolers deliver the handbag to Natsumi and Miyuki, the two search meet Saori outside the warehouse. The crook and his gang surround the three, revealing that the briefcase contains bacteria stolen from the biopharmaceutical laboratory. Tokuno later arrives to arrest the gang, thanking Natsumi, Miyuki, and Saori for a job well done. | |||
| 32 | "Takeoff! Natsumi's Super Machine" Transcription: "Hasshin! Natsumi no Sūpā Mashin" (Japanese: 発進！夏実のスーパーマシン) | May 17, 1997 | |
| Natsumi finds herself without wheels after she wrecks her motorcycle. She considers buying a car, much to everyone's dismay. After Natsumi purchases her car, Miyuki realizes how schlock it really is. Meanwhile, Aoi tells Yoriko that she has been set up by a blind date, thanks to her neighbor. Natsumi, feeling depressed, becomes blindsided by the fact that the car salesperson was a fraud. Miyuki does her best to modify the rundown car, customizing it to Natsumi's needs. Miyuki unveils the revamped car to Natsumi, recognizing the hybrid features with that of a motorcycle. Natsumi and Miyuki track down the pseudo salesperson, as he tries to escape. The two catch up with him after he crashes on the bridge. Moreover, Aoi finds out that her blind date is also a con man. | |||
| 33 | "Kya! An Idol Encircling Web" Transcription: "Kya! Aidoru Hōi Mō" (Japanese: キャ〜！ アイドル包囲網) | May 24, 1997 | |
| Toki, a celebrity idol, has violated parking regulations, putting Natsumi and Miyuki ill at ease. When he disregards traffic laws, this raises suspicion. It is later found out that his driving infringement records were all deleted. A traffic safety campaign is to be held near the precinct, and will be advertised by Toki. So Natsumi, Miyuki, and Ken devise a plan to exploit Toki for breaking traffic rules. The three chase Toki toward the precinct, where he is unaware that the media and press arrived early. | |||
| 34 | "Day-off at 250 Meters Above Ground" Transcription: "Chijō Nihyakugojū Mētoru no Kyūka" (Japanese: 地上２５０メートルの休暇) | May 31, 1997 | |
| Strong winds have been reported for the forecast throughout the Tokyo area. The observation deck of the Tokyo Tower has been closed due to the strong winds approaching. Natsumi, Miyuki, Yoriko, and Aoi way their way back toward the tower on a helicopter. Kachou spots a boy who is the president of his investigation club. A thief steals a bag of valuable items, including that of a woman's purse. The thief demands for a key to the stairs leading to the upper deck of the tower. Once outside, the thief is overpowered by the strong winds, blowing away the bag of stolen items. Kachou cautiously attempts to save the thief from falling over the handrails. As the boy walks outside, Kachou grabs him, injuring his ankle in the process, before the strong winds whoosh and jam the door. The precinct is contacted to send a rescue team to retrieve Kachou and the boy, aside from the fact that it is out of their jurisdiction. | |||
| 35 | "Friendship at 250 Meters Above Ground" Transcription: "Chijō Nihyakugojū Mētoru no Yūjō" (Japanese: 地上２５０メートルの友情) | June 7, 1997 | |
| Tokuno orchestrates a daring rescue mission for the precinct to retrieve Kachou and the boy. Meanwhile, Kachou explains to the boy that the construction of the Tokyo Tower is made from American military tanks used in the Korean War. The boy confesses that he is the only member of his investigation club, mentioning his poor social life. The precinct was planning to use the tower elevator to reach Kachou and the boy, but it turns out that the elevator is broken. Ken, atop the Shiba Zōjō-ji Temple, spots Kachou and the boy nearly falling over the handrails of the tower. A rescue specialist, requested by Tokuno, along with Natsumi travel up the stairs of the tower, carrying a blowtorch. Upon reaching the stairs that lead to the upper deck, the rescue specialist uses the blowtorch to open the jammed door. Natsumi is to use a kernmantle rope, for resistance against the strong winds, to get to Kachou and the boy. The rescue specialist pulls the three into the observation deck, and Miyuki is able to fix the elevator. | |||
| 36 | "The Kitten who Became a Missing Child" Transcription: "Maigo ni Natta Koneko-chan" (Japanese: 迷子になった子猫ちゃん) | June 14, 1997 | |
| The preschoolers lose sight of Maho's cat. Strike Man comes by back in action and offers to help find the cat. While Ken and the preschoolers search for the cat within the playground, Strike Man gives Natsumi and Miyuki an assortment of cats, telling that he will go look for the actual cat on his own. Miyuki installs tracking devices on stray cats, while Natsumi and Ken observe the area of the feline territories. After the preschoolers take a break buying food and toys, Natsumi, Miyuki, and Ken send them home. On their way back, the Maho find the cat at a wooden dock along the riverbank on a boat. However, the boat begins to drift away, heading towards a pillar of a nearby bridge. Ken races to the top of the bridge in order to dive into the river to recover Maho and the cat. | |||
| 37 | "Super-Express Yamanote Line Incident" Transcription: "Tokkyū Yamanotesen Jiken" (Japanese: 特急山手線事件) | June 21, 1997 | |
| A pair of pickpockets are seen snagging valuable items from young women at a train station. Yoriko and Aoi have been dispatched to bring the pickpockets in, while Natsumi and Miyuki are to act as backup. Unfortunately, Aoi becomes more occupied with arresting perverts and molesters. The pickpockets spot a business group with a briefcase boarding a train. They manage to steal the briefcase, however Yoriko and Aoi witness them escaping. The two follow them to another train, as it is revealed that two pistols were encased in the briefcase. The pickpockets use Yoriko's police badge, for which was dropped, in order to hijack the train, taking the conductor captive. Meanwhile, Natsumi and Miyuki hitchhikes aboard another train in an attempt to catch up to the hijacked train side by side. Aoi bypasses the pickpockets to open the passenger door, allowing Natsumi to jump across and defeat the pickpockets. | |||
| 38 | "This Man is, Senior Police Officer Shouji" Transcription: "Sono Otoko, Shōji Masashi" (Japanese: その男、東海林将司) | June 28, 1997 | |
| The rescue specialist and lieutenant Shouji Toukairin has joined the Bokuto Police Precinct as its newest recruit. Natsumi is flabbergasted to see that only sandwiches and salads are left on the menu, and offers an arm wrestling match to Shouji for his food as collateral. Upon losing the match, Natsumi plans to uphold her reputation as the strongest officer of the precinct. Shouji host an undergoing training session specializing in rescue missions, however Natsumi is dissatisfied by common procedures. In a dangerous simulation, in which a bus is piled on top of a car, Shouji saves Natsumi from being crushed by the bus. | |||
| 39 | "Ah! The Beach Volley Man of Youth" Transcription: "Aa! Seishun no Bīchi Barē Otoko" (Japanese: 嗚呼！青春のビーチバレー男) | July 5, 1997 | |
| Natsumi and Miyuki are running late to board the train to the beach. They are to meet with Ken, Yoriko, and Aoi, however the two are temporarily interfered by Strike Man. At the beach, Natsumi, Miyuki, Yoriko, and Aoi encounters Strike Man, calling himself Beach Volleyball Man. Yoriko enters Natsumi and Miyuki, as well as Ken and Strikeman, in a volleyball tournament, as a vacation in Hawaii for a week becomes the prize. The two teams climb their way up the tournament, winning successive matches. In the final showdown, Natsumi and Miyuki ultimatrly wins against Ken and Strikeman. | |||
| 40 | "Dangerous Date 2x3" Transcription: "Kiken na Dēto Tsū Ekkusu Surī" (Japanese: 危険なデート２×３) | July 12, 1997 | |
| Yoriko invites Ken to an amusement park, telling him that Miyuki is already planning to go as well. Yoriko also invites Natsumi, Aoi, and Kachou, hinting that Miyuki and Ken would be going as a date. Miyuki and Ken eventually realize that the four have been spying on them. While the six of them enjoy lunchtime, Kachou interests them to a paintball monster hunt. Their goal is to advance and destroy the base of the monsters. They temporarily split up, each defeating a few monsters along the way. When the six regroup, the monsters reassemble together. They shoot down Yoriko, Aoi, and Kachou, leaving Natsumi, Miyuki, and Ken to head toward the base. One of the monsters takes down Ken, making Natsumi and Miyuki the only ones left. The two manage to finish off the last monster and destroy the goal, thereby completing the monster hunt. | |||
| 41 | "Turn! The Rotating Lights of Fire (Part One)" Transcription: "Maware! Honō no Kaiten-tō (Zenpen)" (Japanese: 廻れ！炎の回転灯【前編】) | July 19, 1997 | |
| Three rogue cops strategically, yet chaotically, ram into defenseless citizens driving. Tokuno and Kachou inform the precinct of the situation, calling them in for duty. However, it is realized that the public blames the precinct for these shortcomings, almost ruining their reputation. Arizuka pays a visit, ordering the precinct to be grounded from patrol for a week. He also mentions that the rogue cops must be caught within the week. Yoriko and Aoi glimpse the rogue cops trailing a victimized car entering a shopping district, reporting to the precinct. Natsumi and Miyuki follow the rogue cops, disobeying orders. Ken is able to intersect and spare the victimized car. The radio transmission to the precinct has been cut off, hinting that the rogue cops are those within the headquarters. After later being backed up by the rogue cops, Ken injures his leg, and is admitted to a hospital. | |||
| 42 | "Turn! The Rotating Lights of Fire (Part Two)" Transcription: "Maware! Honō no Kaiten-tō (Kōhen)" (Japanese: 廻れ！炎の回転灯【後編】) | July 26, 1997 | |
| The precinct complains about being grounded from patrol. Kachou and Kachou summon Miyuki to confidentially hack into the headquarters database in order to find the files of the rogue cops. Meanwhile, Natsumi goes off on her own to search for the rogue cops. It is reported that Ken has left the hospital. After being closed in by the rogue cops, Natsumi breaks her wrist and dislocates her shoulder, and is provisionally sent to the hospital. Kachou negotiates with Arizuka to orchestrate two hundred fifty police cars to trap the rogue cops on a metropolitan highway, blocking each and every highway ramp. Natsumi and Ken, aside from their minor afflictions, are being chased by the rogue cops. Miyuki, on the other hand, is chasing after the rogue cops. The three police officers lead to three rogue cops to a nearby bridge. With teamwork and determination, the three police officers manage to immobilize the three rogue cops one by one. | |||
| 43 | "Bokuto Station Scandal" Transcription: "Bokutō-sho Sukyandaru" (Japanese: 墨東署スキャンダル) | August 2, 1997 | |
| The precinct has the feeling that a voyeur is spying on the station. Meanwhile, Tokuno is given a case dealing with an unknown bank robber. An uproar flourishes in the precinct after a series of embarrassing pictures are posted on the internet. The culprits, being three kids operating a radio-controlled helicopter, are revealed. The bank robber is seen in one of the embarrassing pictures of Ken, therefore the time of the robbery is apparent. The radio-controlled helicopter has been spotted due to the lack of stealth, and the kids' hideout has been located due to the tracking device installed. The bank robber appears at the hideout, demanding to have the picture taken of him. However, he evades as Natsumi and Miyuki arrives. The two follow the bank robber, with the help of the periodic pictures taken by the kids' radio-controlled helicopter. Tokuno and Shouji intersect and takes down the bank robber. | |||
| 44 | "One-hundred Bokuto Tales" Transcription: "Bokutō Hyaku Monogatari" (Japanese: 墨東百物語) | August 9, 1997 | |
| Ken convinces the precinct to go on a ghost hunt, after he traumatically beheld a silhouetted figure whooshing outside of the window of the restroom the previous night. Kachou narrates legends about the ghosts that haunt the station. An old man vanishes to a cemetery after asking directions from a police officer in a downpour and dark night. A dummy of a young boy, used to demonstrate accident scenarios, screamed words of pain and suffering. An officer's voice haunts the station phone at night, after being stabbed with a knife and collapsed while crawling to a telephone booth. A water well found outside the home of a peddler is told to be lurking with spirits. After travelling through the gallows on his way back home, he is stopped by another peddler who offers him two watermelons for his journey home. After endlessly consuming one of the watermelons, he fetches for the other watermelon in the water well, where the spirits reside. It is later recognized that Shouji was training outside nightly, as he was the silhouetted figure seen. | |||
| 45 | "Days of Summer...The Twilight of Two People" Transcription: "Natsu no Nichi...Yūgure no Futari" (Japanese: 夏の日…夕暮れのふたり) | August 16, 1997 | |
| Natsumi and Miyuki meet up with Shouji at Osyo's shrine. The three of them are sent on an errand to the country to deliver a special package to Osyo's mother, later unveiling to be a special scroll. The mother offers the three to stay for lunchtime. While Miyuki stays to help the mother clean and prepare the kitchen, Natsumi and Shouji go out to shop for groceries. However, Shouji shows Natsumi to a tombstone near a shoreline, reminiscing about a friend he once knew who hiked with him in the mountains. It begins to rain after get some fruits and vegetables from a peddler. Sheltered yet stranded, the two share a bonding moment. Natsumi, Miyuki, and Shouji enjoy a nice dinner with the mother. The three make their trip back to the precinct. | |||
| 46 | "Shouji's Struggles" Transcription: "Shōji Funtōsu!" (Japanese: 東海林奮闘す！) | August 23, 1997 | |
| One of three male students, after being defeated by a female student during kendo class, throws his shinai in the field near the station, where Shouji happens to be. Shouji tells the male student to claim the shinai by way of a duel the following day. The male student ask Shouji to teach them kendo, after witnessing his skill and talent. Meanwhile, Natsumi and Miyuki are all preparing for a traffic safety class that is soon awaiting them. They soon realize that the male student has a crush on the female student. Natsumi tells the male students to invite the kendo class to attend traffic safety class. Shouji watches a match between the male student and the female student, finally noticing a gain in focus and determination from the male student. | |||
| 47 | "Time Limit" Transcription: "Taimu Rimitto" (Japanese: タイム・リミット) | August 30, 1997 | |
| Natsumi and Shouji make plans to go rock climbing. The precinct is now aware of their relationship, gravely concerned of the two. Shouji struggles as he tries to admit his feelings toward Natsumi. while Natsumi fails to understand his emotions. A horrible accident occurs at a tunnel on the highway, dispatching Ken, Yoriko, and Aoi to regulate the traffic flow. Natsumi and Miyuki are asked by Shouji to be taken to the scene of the accident, recovering drivers and passengers in various vehicles that were impacted. A young boy is trapped in a car, urging Natsumi and Shouji to rescue him. Together, they dislodge a van piled on top of the car, thereby safely obtaining the boy. | |||
| 48 | "The End of Summer" Transcription: "Natsu no Owari" (Japanese: 夏の終わり) | September 6, 1997 | |
| The precinct plans to throw a farewell party for Shouji. While Shouji has already arrived at the station, however Natsumi has yet to show up. Natsumi goes back to the tombstone of Shouji's friend, trying to hide her feelings of depression. She later walks in on a kendo match between Kachou and Shouji, much to her surprise. Natsumi and Shouji enjoy their last time together at a park bench in the evening, gulping down many cans of beer. After making hot tea for everyone at the precinct, Natsumi asks permission for personal time off from work. She races to the airport just in time to see Shouji off, sharing their first kiss together. | |||
| 49 | "Bokuto Station Crime Investigation: Kaoruko Kinoshita's Arrival" Transcription: "Bokutō-sho Sōsa-sen: Kinoshita Kaoruko Chakunin" (Japanese: 墨東署捜査線 木下かおる子着任) | September 13, 1997 | |
| The precinct is meeting with Kaoruko Kinoshita, the assistant inspector of the headquarters. She discusses creating an investigation team within the precinct in order to catch the perpetrators responsible for luxury cars thefts. Miyuki is to be in charge of the headquarters mainframe database, while Natsumi is partnered with Kinoshita for the time being. Kachou learns that Arizuka enlisted Kinoshita to direct the investigation. A white van has been reported at the scene of the crime. As the white van has been found, many police officers are to set up barricades in various streets. When Natsumi and Kinoshita initiate a trap, the white van escapes by driving down the terrain. Kinoshita invites Natsumi to be a part of the headquarters, recognizing her great partnership skills. | |||
| 50 | "Bokuto Station Crime Investigation: Respective Tomorrows" Transcription: "Bokutō-sho Sōsa-sen: Sorezore no Ashita" (Japanese: 墨東署捜査線 それぞれの明日) | September 20, 1997 | |
| Natsumi is currently working at the headquarters to continue to investigate the luxury car thefts. Miyuki chases a stolen luxury car, ultimately resulting in a burnout. Miyuki and Ken talk via two-way radio, concerning the current damage and possible repair of her police car, analogizing that with her life situation. However, everyone in the precinct scolds Ken for what he has said to Miyuki, much to his chagrin. Strike Man is seen carrying a luxury car on a forklift, proclaiming to prevent more thefts from happening. Miyuki challenges Strike Man to a duel, prompting her victory. Miyuki, compensating by impersonating Natsumi, catches attention on the precinct. She later realizes that Ken was lifting her up, not putting her down, in finding herself. Natsumi returns to the station in order to be partnered with Miyuki once more. | |||
| 51 | "Bokuto Station Crime Investigation: Best Partner" Transcription: "Bokutō-sho Sōsa-sen: Besuto Pātonā" (Japanese: 墨東署捜査線 ベスト・パートナー) | September 27, 1997 | |
| It is resourced that the perpetrators are hiding out in a used car parking lot. The perpetrators leave early in the morning, with a few luxury cars along with a semi-trailer truck. Kinoshita orders all police cars to detain the perpetrators on a metropolitan expressway toward the bay shore, blocking each and every slip road. Aoi is shot by one of the perpetrators, who purposely had swaggered and halted his car. It is seen that the perpetrators switched to another semi-trailer truck to haul the luxury cars. Natsumi, Miyuki, and Ken continue onto the expressway, arranging new orders. Ken collides with another one of the perpetrators, who attempted to shoot him on the spot. After a car is released from the semi-trailer truck, Natsumi and Miyuki make their way in, infiltrating the truck and ceasing the perpetrators. | |||
| FILE# | Title | Original airdate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | "Don't Tear Up the Tickets!" Transcription: "Ihankippu wa Yaburanai de!" (Japanese: 違反切符は破らないで！) | March 29, 1999 | |
| To teach Yoko, the spoiled daughter of a wealthy man, a lesson for disobeying traffic rules. Miyuki ruins her car and Natsumi 'fixes' her dress causing her to be left half naked and stranded in the middle of a busy street. | |||
| 1.2 | "The Final Driver Safety Workshop" Transcription: "Kippari to Kōtsū Anzen Kōshūkai" (Japanese: きっぱりと交通安全講習会) | March 30, 1999 | |
| Miyuki and Natsumi take responsibility of a motorcycle driving class to a group of reckless and horny teenagers. | |||
| 1.3 | "Dash into Fire" Transcription: "Ton de Hi ni Iru" (Japanese: とんで火にいる) | March 31, 1999 | |
| A pervert enters Miyuki and Natsumi's apartment in order to steal their lingerie. Natsumi decides to capture him right in spot. | |||
| 1.4 | "Lifeguard - Mouth to Mouth" Transcription: "Nōsatsu - Mausu to Mausu" (Japanese: 悩殺・マウスｔｏマウス) | April 1, 1999 | |
| A thief is stealing the intimate clothes out of the women's locker room when Aoi, Miyuki, Natsumi and Yoriko are teaching a swimming safety class in the pool. | |||
| 2.1 | "Silky Panty Collector" Transcription: "Shirukī Panti Korekutā" (Japanese: シルキー・パンティ・コレクター) | April 5, 1999 | |
| Trying to sew a blanket made of silk women underpants, a burglar steals Aoi and Yoriko's and many other women clothes. With a bait and a booby trap Miyuki and Natsumi try to catch him. | |||
| 2.2 | "Catch the Angel" Transcription: "Tenshi wo Tsukamaero" (Japanese: 天使をつかまえろ) | April 6, 1999 | |
| A young man with a wild crush on both Miyuki and Natsumi gets himself into trouble constantly in order to see them and ultimately getting a grab of them, literally. | |||
| 2.3 | "Horror Night" Transcription: "Horā Naito" (Japanese: ホラーナイト) | April 7, 1999 | |
| A criminal begins assaulting young women in a park dressed as a fearful ghost. Kachou assigns the pair the task of arresting him much to Kobayakawa's dismay, who is terribly afraid of the supernatural. | |||
| 2.4 | "Attracted to Danger" Transcription: "Kiwadoi no ga Osuki" (Japanese: きわどいのがお好き) | April 8, 1999 | |
| A man peeks into the Bokuto station women's dressing room using a cat with a camera hidden on a collar, trying to take nude photos of the officers. | |||
| 3.1 | "Let Me Look Into Your Eyes" Transcription: "Mitsumete Agetai" (Japanese: 見つめてあげたい) | April 13, 1999 | |
| A Peeping Tom is spying into a gym ladies restroom using a hidden camera. The main pair try to stop him with Nakajima's help. | |||
| 3.2 | "Tune-up Restaurant" Transcription: "Chūn-appu Resutoran" (Japanese: チューンナップレストラン) | April 14, 1999 | |
| When the Bokuto station's cafeteria starts losing its clients to a restaurant served by pretty women. Miyuki and Natsumi volunteer as lightly dressed waitresses to recover them. | |||
| 3.3 | "The Splendid Battle" Transcription: "Karei Naru Taiketsu" (Japanese: 華麗なる対決) | April 15, 1999 | |
| A street acrobat causes traffic trouble with the crowd he attract. Kobayakawa and Tsujimoto try to arrest him, but end up joining his circus acts instead. | |||
| 3.4 | "Fighting Shoulder Bag" Transcription: "Tatakau Shorudā Baggu" (Japanese: 戦うショルダーバッグ) | Unaired | |
| When a pickpocket takes Kobayakawa's purse, he doesn't know all the high-tech traps it contains and tortures him. | |||
| 4.1 | "Ten Thousand Yen from the Heavens" Transcription: "Tengoku ga Kureta Ichi Man-en" (Japanese: 天国がくれた一万円) | April 19, 1999 | |
| Trying to recover Ten Thousand Yen that flew from her hand. Tsujimoto stumbles upon a suicidal man who is about to jump from her apartment building roof because of a Mahjong debt. | |||
| 4.2 | "Mystery! The Naked Woman in the Tunnel" Transcription: "Kaiki! Rajo ga Tadayō Tonneru" (Japanese: 怪奇！裸女が漂うトンネル) | April 20, 1999 | |
| A local tunnel is known by the legend of a naked ghost woman that haunts the drivers who passes by. As the spectre looks very similar to Aoi. Natsumi sends her dressed as the apparition to scare the drivers away with her thing in order to end the traffic jams the legend causes, but a scary surprise is waiting for the officers once they get to the tunnel. | |||
| 4.3 | "Held By Concrete" Transcription: "Konkurīto de Dakishimete" (Japanese: コンクリートで抱きしめて) | April 21, 1999 | |
| When three thugs aboard a Mercedes-Benz cause trouble to Takako, a young traffic officer, the main pair decide to teach them a lesson by luring them into a pit that will be covered in concrete soon. | |||
| 4.4 | "A Spring Night's Dream" Transcription: "Haru no Yoru no Yume" (Japanese: 春の夜の夢) | April 22, 1999 | |
| During the Station's Hanami, all the officers, including Kachou and of course Natsumi, get dead drunk and find themselves unable to pay for a pizza delivery when they realize that all of their purses and wallets are gone. | |||
| 5.1 | "Convenience Panic" Transcription: "Konbini Panikku" (Japanese: コンビニパニック) | April 26, 1999 | |
| A thief armed with a sharp knife attempts to rob a Bokuto convenience store when Aoi and Yoriko are there buying their lunch, he takes a little girl and a 9 month pregnant woman as hostages. Kobayakawa and Tsujimoto arrive to the same store by coincidence, and the situation grows even more tense when the woman apparently goes into labour and Yoriko breaks her leg. However, they stage those incidents to make the criminal surrender himself as Kobayakawa warns him about being charged of involuntary manslaughter. | |||
| 5.2 | "Flame's Silver Chase" Transcription: "Honō no Shirubā Cheisā" (Japanese: 炎のシルバーチェイサー) | April 27, 1999 | |
| An elderly man causes traffic jams for his inability to interpret modern rules correctly, but when Kobayakawa's patrol breaks in the middle of the street, he offers the pair his heavily modified Mazda Carol 360 to capture a runaway criminal aboard a Ferrari. | |||
| 5.3 | "Feel My Heartbeat Crush" Transcription: "Kono Mune no Tokimeki wo" (Japanese: この胸のときめきを) | April 28, 1999 | |
| Several men are robbed by an allegedly beautiful woman who shows them her breasts hidden under a thick coat and electroshocks them. Disguised as a man. Kobayakawa captures the criminal and discovers it is a man with a fake chest with the ability of producing electric shocks. | |||
| 5.4 | "We're In Action" Transcription: "Akushon Shichauzo" (Japanese: アクションしちゃうぞ) | April 29, 1999 | |
| A former adult film crew decides to film the Bokuto traffic policewomen when they are on duty, only to be scared by Miyuki and Natsumi's reckless driving and unorthodox methods. The pair daydream about starring their own action movie. | |||
| 6 | "Traffic Control at the Beach" Transcription: "Nagisa no Kōtsū Yūdō" (Japanese: 渚の交通誘導) | April 2, 1999 | |
| Kachou sends Aoi, Miyuki, Natsumi and Yoriko to watch over a coastal highway on summer vacation, affected by the intense heat and harassed by impatient drivers. The main pair decide it was a bad idea, until they have to save a young woman from drowning and then a purse robber appears on the scene, after saving the girl and capturing the wrongdoer, they receive many gifts from the vacationists, and the four Bokuto officers cause a heavier jam by accomplishing their duties... wearing their swimsuits. | |||
| FILE# | Title | Original airdate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Order to be Assigned to Bokuto Station" Transcription: "Bokutō-sho Kadōka ni Haizoku wo Meizu" (Japanese: 墨東署交通課に配属を命ず) | April 7, 2001 [5] | |
| Saori Saga starts her first day at Bokuto Precinct Traffic Division, and she quickly finds out that being a meter maid is more exciting than she expected. | |||
| 2 | "Goukon Victory Equation" Transcription: "Gōkon Shōri no Hōteishiki" (Japanese: 合コン勝利の方程式) | April 14, 2001 [6] | |
| Saori goes to a mixer but ends up catching a thief, instead of a boyfriend. | |||
| 3 | "Tokyo Wild-Beast Dragnet" Transcription: "Tōkyō Yajū-Sō Sasen" (Japanese: 東京野獣捜査線) | April 21, 2001 [7] | |
| Bokuto Precinct gets involved in monkey business. | |||
| 4 | "Cyber Police 24-Hours" Transcription: "Saibā Porisu Niyon-Ji" (Japanese: サイバーポリス２４時) | April 28, 2001 [8] | |
| Natsumi and robot engage in 4-round death match. | |||
| 5 | "Chase the Spook Theft Corps" Transcription: "Yūrei Settō Dan wo Oe" (Japanese: 幽霊窃盗団を追え) | May 5, 2001 [9] | |
| No getaway car can outrun Bokuto Precinct Traffic Division - not even a ghost car! | |||
| 6 | "Scoop! Big Love Story" Transcription: "Sukūpu! Koi no Dai Bōsō" (Japanese: スクープ！恋の大暴走) | May 12, 2001 [10] | |
| Love conquers all - when you're backed by the Bokuto Precinct Traffic Division, that is. | |||
| 7 | "Strike Man is Back" Transcription: "Kaette Kita Sutoraiku Otoko" (Japanese: 帰ってきたストライク男) | May 19, 2001 [11] | |
| Strikeman is back, but this time he's finally struck out. | |||
| 8 | "Turn Over A Coffee Cup for Two" Transcription: "Maware Futari no Kōhī Kappu" (Japanese: 回れ二人のコーヒーカップ) | May 26, 2001 [12] | |
| Nakajima scores a date with Miyuki, and hilarity ensues. | |||
| 9 | "Fight of Women! Rival Again!!" Transcription: "Onna no Tatakai! Raibaru Futatabi!!" (Japanese: 女の戦い！ライバル再び！！) | June 2, 2001 [13] | |
| A challenger has appeared! Yoriko's nemesis Chie Sagamiono has returned to compete against Bokuto Precinct's Color Guard parade contest. | |||
| 10 | "For Bonds" Transcription: "Kizuna no Tame ni" (Japanese: 絆のために) | June 9, 2001 [14] | |
| Megumi has parent visitation day at school, but she does not tell her dad about it. | |||
| 11 | "Large Panic at the Bokuto Line! Part one" Transcription: "Bokutō Sen Dai Panikku! Zenpen" (Japanese: 墨東線大パニック！前編) | June 16, 2001 [15] | |
| Natsumi and other subway passengers are trapped underground after an earthquake. | |||
| 12 | "Large Panic at the Bokuto Line! Part two" Transcription: "Bokutō-sen Dai Panikku! Kōhen" (Japanese: 墨東線大パニック！後編) | June 23, 2001 [16] | |
| Miyuki and Natsumi must work together to save stranded subway passengers from the collapsing tunnels. | |||
| 13 | "The Fake Policeman VS The Real Policewoman" Transcription: "Nise Keikan TAI Narikiri Onna Keiji" (Japanese: ニセ警官ＶＳなりきり女刑事) | June 30, 2001 [17] | |
| A TV actress has chosen Natsumi as her role-model. She soon realizes the error of her way. | |||
| 14 | "Cest Si Bon - Love Which Shakes" Transcription: "Se Shi Vuon - Yureru Koi Gokoro" (Japanese: セ・シヴォン・揺れる恋心) | July 7, 2001 [18] | |
| Thieves learn the hard way, not to burglarize cars in Bokuto Precinct. | |||
| 15 | "Vivid Memories" Transcription: "Omoide wa Azayaka ni" (Japanese: 思い出は鮮やかに) | July 14, 2001 [19] | |
| Nakajima's parents have a marital spat, and the busybodies at Bokuto Precinct couldn't resist meddling. | |||
| 16 | "The Right Method to Know Mail Friends (^<>^:)" Transcription: "Tadashī Meru Tomo no Tsukuri Kata (^<>^:)" (Japanese: 正しいメル友の作り方（＾＜＞＾：）) | July 21, 2001 [20] | |
| Aoi's online boyfriend is visiting for the very first time, expecting to meet the woman of his dreams... | |||
| 17 | "A Midsummer Night's Curse" Transcription: "Manatsu no Yoru no Noroi" (Japanese: 真夏の夜の呪い) | July 28, 2001 [21] | |
| During a scorching summer night, the Bokuto station is haunted by the "legendary weeping policewoman"... or not? | |||
| 18 | "A Choice of Fate Between Cake and Steak!" Transcription: "Kēki to Sutēki Unmei no Sentaku!" (Japanese: ケーキとステーキ運命の選択！) | August 4, 2001 [22] | |
| The night is young, and love is in the air at Bokuto station... or so thinks Natsumi. | |||
| 19 | "A Shaking Thought" Transcription: "Yureru Omoi" (Japanese: ゆれる想い) | August 11, 2001 [23] | |
| Natsumi receives an offer she can't refuse, and it's not even food. | |||
| 20 | "The Bus Stop Misunderstanding" Transcription: "Sure Chigai no Basu Sutoppu" (Japanese: すれ違いの停車場) | August 18, 2001 [24] | |
| Honda-san forgets his cell phone, and ends up missing the bus... or is it Nakajima who actually misses the bus? | |||
| 21 | "A Man, Nakajima's Strained Endurance" Transcription: "Otoko, Nakajima Yase Gaman" (Japanese: 男、中嶋 やせがまん) | August 25, 2001 [25] | |
| If you truly love someone, set her free... or so thinks Nakajima. | |||
| 22 | "A Combi Dissolution!?" Transcription: "Konbi Kaishō!?" (Japanese: コンビ解消！？) | September 1, 2001 [26] | |
| Miyuki requests to end her partnership with Natsumi. | |||
| 23 | "Bokuto Station Best Partner" Transcription: "Bokutō Sho Besuto Pātonā" (Japanese: 墨東署ベストパートナー) | September 8, 2001 [27] | |
| Will the Bokuto station's best partners "kiss and make up"? | |||
| 24 | "Road of Each" Transcription: "Sorezore no Michi" (Japanese: それぞれの道) | September 15, 2001 [28] | |
| On Natsumi's last day at Bokuto station, the gang throw her a sendoff party. | |||
| 25 | "Bridge Built for Tomorrow" Transcription: "Asu ni Kakeru Hashi" (Japanese: 明日に架ける橋) | September 22, 2001 [29] | |
| Natsumi visits on the day a new bridge opens in Bokuto Precinct. | |||
| 26 | "Hotspring - Kimono - Confession?" Transcription: "Onsen - Yukata - Kokuhaku?" (Japanese: 温泉・浴衣・告白？) | September 29, 2001 [30] | |
| Nakajima wins a free trip to a hot spring, and hilarity ensues. | |||
| FILE# | Title | Original airdate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | "You're Under Arrest: No Mercy!!" Transcription: "Taiho Shichau zo in America" (Japanese: 逮捕しちゃうぞ イン アメリカ) | April 25, 2002 | |
| Even America isn't safe from the fury of Japanese policewomen Miyuki and Natsumi. | |||
| FILE# | Original airdate |
|---|---|
| "FILE 1" | October 17, 2002 [31] |
| "FILE 2" | October 24, 2002 [32] |
| "FILE 3" | October 31, 2002 [33] |
| "FILE 4" | November 7, 2002 [34] |
| "FILE 5" | November 14, 2002 [35] |
| "FILE 6" | November 21, 2002 [36] |
| "FILE 7" | November 28, 2002 [37] |
| "FILE 8" | December 5, 2002 [38] |
| "FILE 9" | December 12, 2002 [39] |
| FILE# | Title | Original airdate [40] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Prologue of Racing" Transcription: "Gekisō no Purorōgu" (Japanese: 激走のプロローグ) | October 4, 2007 | |
| Miyuki returns to Japan from forensic training in America while Natsumi returns to Bokuto Precinct from Ranger training under the JGSDF. Their first day back on the job wasn't great when they get tangled with foreign gunmen hired to kidnap an American-Japanese named Randy Hammond, son of the late millionaire George Hammond. | |||
| 2 | "The Small Samurai" Transcription: "Chīsana Samurai" (Japanese: 小さなサムライ) | October 11, 2007 | |
| Following the failed attempt to kidnap Randy, Kachou placed him under custody of the Bokuto Station, despite objections from Hammond representatives that he must be back in America and not see Ikari Toranosuke, Randy's maternal grandfather. Natsumi and Miyuki assist Randy in seeing Ikari in order to mend their family ties. | |||
| 3 | "Strong Arm! The Prohibited Wrestler" Transcription: "Gōwan! Chūkin Resurā" (Japanese: 豪腕！駐禁レスラー) | October 18, 2007 | |
| Miyuki and Natsumi take on an ex-professional wrestler, taking the law into his own hands with the use of his muscular power on illegally parked cars by tossing them against the wall as a means of showing off his strength from his former wrestling days. | |||
| 4 | "Bokuto Station Snake Panic" Transcription: "Bokutō-sho Sunēku Panikku" (Japanese: 墨東署スネークパニック) | October 25, 2007 | |
| Screams are heard from the police radio in the patrol car Aoi and Yoriko are in. Bokuto Station misinterprets the noises on their police radio to be some creature, but turns out to be a large iguana. Natsumi and Miyuki decide to transport the iguana back to its owner. | |||
| 5 | "Carlock Baby" Transcription: "Kārokku Beibī" (Japanese: カーロック・ベイビー) | November 1, 2007 | |
| Car thefts have become more widespread in the city, and the investigative unit has requested the traffic department to help aid them in their work. At this time, someone reports fire breaking out in a carpark. When Bokuto police arrives at the scene, the fire has been mysteriously put out, and money is found missing from the car owners involved. A woman seeks help from Natsumi, Miyuki and the others about her baby, who has disappeared from her car. | |||
| 6 | "Aoi-chan Becomes a Man!?" Transcription: "Aoi-chan Otoko ni Naru!?" (Japanese: 葵ちゃん漢になる！？) | November 8, 2007 | |
| A police regional consultant named Udamura Kumanosuke arrives in Bokuto City, having been dispatched to work in the area. Everyone in the station meets Udamura, all except Aoi, who avoids him. It turns out that Udamura is Aoi's previous superior in the force. He strongly disapproves of Aoi's identity as a trans woman and hopes to make her turn into a man. | |||
| 7 | "Chase the Mysterious Taxi!!" Transcription: "Nazo no Takushī wo Oe!!" (Japanese: 謎のタクシーを追え！！) | November 15, 2007 | |
| A mysterious string of attacks on drunk females via taxicab had forced Miyuki and Natsumi to undergo a sting operation without Bokuto Station approval to capture the criminals. Natsumi gets drunk during the said operation to apprehend the criminals while Miyuki gets incapacitated, forcing Ken to take on the impostor taxicab. | |||
| 8 | "A Section Chief and A Girl and A Picnic" Transcription: "Kachō to Shōjo to Pikunikku" (Japanese: 課長と少女とピクニック) | November 22, 2007 | |
| A young girl named Souko thinks of Kachou as her father. Miyuki and Natsumi found out that Kachou had a resemblance to Souko's father, who died in a traffic accident when on duty as a truck driver. Natsumi and Kachou decide to help play along with Souko's grandmother in order to appease her anxiety of not having her father around with her after his death and the absence of her mother from her life. | |||
| 9 | "Yoriko Nikaidou's Age" Transcription: "Nikaidō Yoriko wa Otoshigoro" (Japanese: 二階堂頼子はお年頃) | November 29, 2007 | |
| Yoriko becomes a bit insecure with her job and love life. She begins to question her purpose as a female police officer when she was able to save a young elementary school student from being harassed by Yakuza thugs. | |||
| 10 | "Natsumi Becomes a Robot?" Transcription: "Natsumi Robotto ni Naru?" (Japanese: 夏実ロボットになる？) | December 6, 2007 | |
| Miyuki and Natsumi get involved in a demonstration of rescue robots and equipment during an exhibition. However, a renegade scientist obsessed with maintaining law and order threatens to sabotage the exhibition show. | |||
| 11 | "To the Most Important Person in the Entire World" Transcription: "Sekai de Ichiban Daiji na Kimi e" (Japanese: 世界で一番大事な君へ) | December 13, 2007 | |
| Ken had decided to confess his suppressed feelings to Miyuki by writing a love letter to her. But in the process of giving it to Miyuki, Ken encounters some problems that included a recycling truck on fire after the letter had been blown by the wind from the roof of Bokuto Station to the truck's rear cab. | |||
| 12 | "Showdown! Criminal Affairs Division VS Traffic Division" Transcription: "Taiketsu! Keiji ka Tai kōtsū ka" (Japanese: 対決！刑事課ＶＳ交通課) | December 20, 2007 | |
| Miyuki and Natsumi leads the entire Traffic Division against Tokuno's Criminal Affairs Division to a game of baseball. Unfortunately, Strike Man returns after months of training to defeat Natsumi when he interrupts their game. | |||
| 13 | "Cursed Garbage Factory" Transcription: "Noroi no Gomi Kōjō" (Japanese: 呪いのゴミ工場) | January 10, 2008 | |
| Miyuki and Natsumi began to investigate an abandoned garbage recycling center after an urban legend told by Yoriko tells of a ghost lurking inside with the rise of illegal garbage dumping in the Sumida-ku area. | |||
| 14 | "Suspects are Ten Thousand people" Transcription: "Higisha wa Ichi Man-nin" (Japanese: 被疑者は一万人) | January 17, 2008 | |
| After a trio of bank robbers get into a hit and run involving a woman crossing a deserted street in the middle of the day, Natsumi and Miyuki with Ken, Aoi and Yoriko track down the suspects while using the victim's dog to locate the suspects hiding among the participants of a Bokuto costume parade. | |||
| 15 | "Super Shoot! Bokuto Station 24 hours" Transcription: "Gekisatsu! Bokutō-sho Nijū Yoji" (Japanese: 激撮！墨東署２４時) | January 24, 2008 | |
| A civilian documentary crew films most of the Bokuto PD's traffic division, but the director decides to turn things up when he engineers a fake suicide attempt after he hires someone to pretend that he would commit suicide by jumping from the building's roof. | |||
| 16 | "A Monkey and Mushroom and a Time Bomb" Transcription: "Saru to Kinoko to Jigen Bakudan" (Japanese: サルとキノコと時限爆弾) | January 31, 2008 | |
| Miyuki, Natsumi, Aoi and Yoriko are dispatched by Kachou to a local children's event after supposedly receiving a bombing threat from an anarchist bomber. The officers receive help from local children after one of them had unknowingly stolen a prize item from the fair. | |||
| 17 | "Blast it into your dreams!" Transcription: "Yume no Naka made Buttobase!" (Japanese: 夢の中までぶっとばせ！) | February 7, 2008 | |
| Detective Tokuno asks Kachou for assistance after a mysterious thief known as Spider keeps evading police detection and arrest due to his acrobatic skills. Meanwhile, Natsumi gets a cold and is forced to stay home and recover. She stumbles upon the burglar while trying to get something to eat. Natsumi unknowingly got the rest of her colleagues sick after Aoi and Yoriko ate with Natsumi in Miyuki's apartment. | |||
| 18 | "Beach Side Run" Transcription: "Bīchi Saido Ran" (Japanese: ビーチ サイド ラン) | February 14, 2008 | |
| Natsumi, Miyuki, Aoi and Yoriko head out to the beach with their ex-colleague Saori, now an officer in Johoku station's cyber crimes division. Their day off changes to a manhunt when the officers were told of voyeurism being done on the beach with some unknown perpetrators picturing girls. | |||
| 19 | "Unbreakable Bond" Transcription: "Yuzurenai Kizuna" (Japanese: ゆずれない絆) | February 28, 2008 | |
| After failing to catch a criminal, Natsumi decided to write a report to make up for failing to catch the suspects in a black car. Natsumi realizes that she may be unreliable and while she is drunk, she tells Miyuki that she will do all her things alone, which leads onto a fight. Natsumi later apologizes to Miyuki and tells her to rely on her a bit even though she is like this. The two amend their ties after apprehending the same suspects. | |||
| 20 | "Pure Hearted Modesty in Bokuto" Transcription: "Bokutō Junjō Kitan" (Japanese: 墨東純情忌憚) | March 6, 2008 | |
| Natsumi recovers the diary of a high school student who was recently killed in a traffic accident. She decides to honor her memory by putting a small memorial after reading through her diary entries. | |||
| 21 | "Pursuit! Red Phantom" Transcription: "Tsuigeki! Reddo Fantomu" (Japanese: 追撃！レッドファントム) | March 13, 2008 | |
| The entire Bokuto station is involved in arresting a highly tricked out racing car known as the "Red Phantom" after it incapacitated a group of racers. But after Nakajima and the other officers tried to apprehend him, the "Red Phantom" was able to escape leaving some officers including Nakajima injured. Miyuki prepared a letter of resignation over the fact that she was not able to arrest the "Red Phantom" despite being told by the Chief that the NPA would prepare guidelines for them. | |||
| 22 | "The Fate of Full Throttle" Transcription: "Unmei no Furu Surottoru" (Japanese: 運命のフルスロットル) | March 20, 2008 | |
| Miyuki heads out to stop the "Red Phantom". Despite getting help from Daimaru, she and the culprit get into an accident with the two cut off from civilization before SAR teams were able to secure Miyuki and arrest the wounded "Red Phantom" while salvaging Miyuki's Honda Today. | |||
| 23 | "You're Under Arrest (Extra) [41] " Transcription: "Taiho Shichaumon (Bangaihen)" (Japanese: 逮捕しちゃうもん （番外編）) | March 27, 2008 | |
| Yoriko and Aoi wanted to be like Natsumi and Miyuki. But despite their failures, the duo get a chance to prove their worth as police officers when they chase down a pickpocket. | |||
| FILE# | Title | Release Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | "Where We Stand [42] " Transcription: "Watashi-tachi no Iru Basho" (Japanese: わたしたちの居る場所) | August 22, 2008 | |
| Natsumi and Miyuki are tasked by the Chief to teach two recruits how things work in the Bokuto Police Station, teaching them the ropes of being a police officer. Meanwhile, Yoriko informs Miyuki that she's the next officer to contribute to a journal in the station, which she gladly accepts. | |||
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